MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DINSHA PATEL)
(a) to (c): Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is having its oil storage tanks at Vasco location near
Murmogao Port in Vasco Da Gama, Goa. IOC is revamping the Vasco location and in the process some
of the storage tanks have been dismantled. The details of storage tanks dismantled by IOC are as
under: -
Tank No Capacity (In KL) Product
01 5252 Furnace Oil (FO)
02 6900 Furnace Oil (FO)
03 6288 Furnace Oil (FO)
08 13610 Naphtha
13 1392 Kerosene (SKO)
14 7225 Kerosene (SKO)
20 2800 Light Diesel Oil (LDO)
(d) to (f): The Zuari Indian Oil Tanking Limited (ZIOTL), a joint venture of Zuari Industries
Limited (ZIL) and Indian Oil Tanking Limited (IOTL) has constructed storage and terminal facilities
for petroleum products at Sancoale, Zuari. As IOC’s Vasco location is fully operating and their
requirement of petroleum products for Goa State is met from IOC Vasco location, IOC has no plans
to decommission their Vasco location and shifting to ZIL.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has reported that they have made the
arrangements with M/s ZIOTL from April, 2004. ZIOTL is having storage tanks for storage of Petrol,
Diesel and Kerosene. Presently, HPCL is utilizing services of infrastructures provided by ZIOTL
for storage, filling and delivery of Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene. HPCL is having storage tanks for
storage of LDO and FO near Murmogao Port Trust. Storage tanks near Murmugao Port Trust are being
currently used for the purpose of storage and delivery of Black Oils like LDO and FO. There is no
immediate plan to de-commission these tankages and shifting to ZIOTL farm for black oils.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have reported that they had no storage at
Vasco and were taking storage assistance ex-IOC Vasco till May 2004. Since May 2004, storage
assistance is being taken from the terminal at Sancoale of M/s ZIOTL.
